Combined bollard and forward-deck light.



- I. CHASE. COMBINED BOLLARD A'ND FORWARD DECK LIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1914.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE ELCO COMPANY,-OE

BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED BOLLARD AND FORWARD-DECK LIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 12, 1915..

Application filed March 11, 1914. Serial No. 823,900.

provide a bollard suitable for use on the deck of a boat, the bollardbeing hollow to receive a lamp, and having an opening or openingsthrough which the light from the lamp may shine as a warning 1i ht, orto illuminate the'path of the boat. 0 accomplish this and other objects,which will hereinafter appear, the bollard is constructed with aremovable top so that access may be had to the interior for theintroduction of a lens or window, and the curved rear wall of thebollard may be imperforate and polished on the inside to act as areflector for the lamp.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a boat equipedon its forward deck with a bollard of the present invention. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the bollard. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of theline 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan on the line 4-4 of Fig.3. Fig. 5 illustrates the under face of the cover mem- 7 In theconstruction illustrated, body A of the bollard isof cylindrical outlinewith a flange at the bottom for the reception of bolts or screwsfastening the body to the deck of the boat, or the like. The front ofthis cylindrical body of the bollard is cut away to form a window orwindows, as shown in Fig. 2, with parts of the wall left intact to formguards A.

The inner cylindrical face a of the bollard is polished to serve as areflector and is bordered on either side by shoulders G extending fromtop to bottom of the body and forming seats for the reception of thecurved glass lens or window D. The lower edge d of the lens seats in anannular groove in the base of the bollard and its upper edge is receivedin the cover B.

The cover B is of circular outline and has on its lower face twodepending flanges E and E the former overlapping the top edge of therear wall of the body portion, and the latter lying between the frontedge of the body portion and the top edge of the lens D. These flangesare of different curvature, the flange E being described from the centerto, and being therefore of the same curvature as the reflecting innerwall a of the bollard, while flange E is described from y as a center,and corresponds with the curvature of the upper edge of lens D.

this arrangement an adequate seat is B a orded for the lens at C, andthe ribs or guards A are thick and strongl The cover may be held inplace by suitable screws, and when in the position shown in Fig. 3,holds the lens D firmly against the shoulders C and also holds its topand bottom edges firmly against their seats. In those seats gaskets g, gg and g may be provided to insure a water-tight connection, if desired.

WVithin the bollard is mounted an incandescent lamp F of any suitabletype, and supplied with current from Wires entering through the deck ofthe boat.

With the arrangement above described the bollard is convenientlypositioned for ready use .in tying the boat to a Wharf, and the lightsheltered within the bollard'is at all times protected and is alwaysready for immediate use. The configuration of the lens D maybe alteredas well as the size and shape of the windows in the front of thebollard, but it is preferable that the windows should be so shaped andpositioned ,that rope wound around the bollard will not come in forciblecontact with the glass of the lens or window.

I claim:

1. A bollard for boats, a lamp therein, and openings through the bollardserving as windows for the lamp, parts of the wall of said bollardserving as guards for said windows.

2. A bollard for boats, having a lamp therein, windows in said bollardthrough which the light from said lamp may pass, parts of the wall ofsaid bollard serving as guards for said windows, and a lens coveringsaid windows.

3. A bollard for boats, body portion and a cover, body portion,

dows and held in place by said cover.

consisting of a windows in the and a lens covering said win 4. A bollardfor boats, consisting ofv a body portion open at the front to permit thepassage of light, and closed at the rear to form a reflector, a lens forsaid light 5 openings,

holding said lens in place. 4

5. A boat bollard, having a cylindrical body portion with a flange forattachment to a boat deck, the front part of said body portion beingformed With Windows, and the rear part being shaped to form a-refiector,

a lamp Within said body portion, glass for said Windows, and a cover forsaid body portion holding said glass in position.

15 6. In a boat bollard, the combination of a cylindrical body portion,shaped 'at its front to form a plurality of Windows with metal guardsbetween, a curved glass for said Windows With its lower edge seated in arecess in said body portion, and a cover and a cover for said bodyportionfor said body portion, said cover having an annular flange forengaging said glass near its top to hold it in position.

7. A bollard for boats, comprising a cylindrical body member, havingWindows at its front and a reflector opposite said Windows with seats oneither side of said reflector, a curved lens for said Windows having itsrear edges on said seats and its lower edge fitted to a recess in saidbody member, and a cover for said body member having an'an nular flangeoverlapping the top of the lens and holdin it firmly seated at its rearedges against sai seats;subs'tantiall as described.

In testimony whereof I a x my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

. IRWIN CHASE.

Witnesses:

v T. G. HANSON,

JULIA M. MCCABE.

